Cigar-holder for hats.



PATENTED AUG. 25, 1908.

F. L. SHORT.

- GIGAR HOLDER FOR HATS.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 27, 1907.

hart 22% UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK L. SHORT, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CIGAR-HOLDER FOR HATS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK L. SHORT, a citizen of the United States, andresident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented-certain new and usefulImprovements in Cigar-Holders for Hats, of which the following is aspecification containing a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to a cigar holder for hats, my object being toconstruct a simple, inexpensive device which is adapted to be positionedin the crown of a hat, and which device acts as a holder for cigars,thus conveniently maintaining a supply of cigars in position where theywill not become crushed or broken.

To the above purposes, my invention consists in cetain novel features ofconstruction and arrangement of parts, which will be here inafter morefully set forth, pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of thecigar holder detached from the hat; Fig. 2 is a vertical section takenthrough the center of a hat, and showing the holder positioned therein;Fig. 3 is an enlarged section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, andshowing a cigar positioned in the holder.

The holder, as shown, comprises a disk 1, of light, strong material, thesame being secured to the center of a strap 2, which latter is of suchlength as that when its ends are seated beneath the sweat band of thehat, the disk 1 will occupy a position within the upper portion of thehat crown.

Positioned on the under side of the disk 1 is a series of cylindricalclips, which are approximately of inverted U-shape in cross section,said clips being constructed of resilient material, and of such size asthat they will Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 25, 1908.

Application filed September 27, 1907. Serial No. 394,814.

readily hold a cigar when the same is forced between the lower ends ofsaid clips. These clips are each formed 0 a su stantially rectangularplate of sheet metal, ach bent into cylindrical form, and. having theopposing edges bent outward to form flaring lips, and formed integralwith the ends of said clips are prongs 4, which are clamped through thedisk 1, thus rigidly fastening said clips to the disk.

The holder so constructed is positioned in the crown of a hat, as shownin Fig. 2, with the ends of the strap 2 arranged beneath the sweat band,and the cigars are now positioned in the clips 3, and are held therebywithout danger of breakage.

A holder of my improved construction can be-very cheaply manufactured,can be readily placed in position or removed from a hat, and

COIlVGlllGIlillYhOltlS a supply of cigars in an outof-theway position.

I claim A cigar holder for hats, comprising an inverted U-shaped strapadapted to be detachably positioned within the crown of the hat, a diskrigidly fixed to the strap and occupying a position in the upper portionof the crown of the hat, a plurality of clips, each formed of asubstantially rectangular plate of sheet metal, each bent into acylindrical form, and having the opposing edges bent outward to formflaring lips, and provided with integral prongs formed to project fromthe end of the cylinder, which prongs are clamped through the disk.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK L. SHORT.

Witnesses:

E. E. LONGAN, 1W1. P. SMITH.

